School Principal

**Duties**:

- Uses student achievement data and related data to make decisions regarding the school improvement plan, teacher professional development requirements, and programmatic changes.
- Establishes and maintains a professional learning community for staff and a positive school climate for students.
- Explains human resources policies to include transfers, benefits, and grievances/appeals.
- Presents briefings relative to school policy to community leaders, local national authorities and visiting dignitaries.
- Serves as the responsible officer for all government-owned or leased property assigned to the school.
- Directs timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of pupil records, office files, schedules, statistical and other reports, registers, work orders, and expenditure of funds.
- Informs supervisor of education deficiencies, critical issues, and emergencies.
- Takes appropriate action on pupil discipline and behavior problems to include providing students with counseling.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Two-year trial or probationary period may be required.
- Two-year supervisory probation period may be required.
- This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
- This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
- You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDEA location.
- Individuals hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members (who are US citizens) are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area.
- Individuals assigned to Italy, England, or Korea, are required to obtain a visa to enter these countries.
- A secret security clearance is required.

**Qualifications**:
- Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee
- Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Employee
- Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Employee
- Current Excepted Service Employee
- Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
- Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
- Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
- People with Disabilities, Schedule A
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
- **Minimum Education Requirements for a Principal**:
A Master's degree in Educational Administration/Educational Leadership
- OR
- A Master's degree reflecting 30 semester hours of graduate level course work. Of the required 30 hours of graduate level course work, a minimum of 20 of those semester hours must be Educational Administration/Educational Leadership.- In addition to the requirements listed above, you must also meet the requirements listed below:

- **General Experience Requirements for a Principal**:A minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching, specialist, or other professional educatorexperience at the Pre-K -12 level is required.
- **Specialized Experience Requirements for a Principal**:A minimum of two years appropriate experience (elementary and/or secondary) in a staff or supervisory position which clearly demonstrated the ability to administer school educational programs and to effectively supervise educators and support personnel. No more than one year of experience in positions that did not involve actual school administration will be credited as specialized experience.
- **Professional Licensure/Certification Requirement**: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards as a Principal, High (category 1024).- You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Human Capital Management
- Instructional Program Administration
- Learning and Program Evaluation
- Partnering

**Education**:
Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or unive